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EOVT DECLINES TO DELAY NEW FREIGHT RATE BOOST

Forest: Fire Threatens Small Town In Niild. Meat Prices In City St lauieit , ” we mew-In-sero May Be AtA1l-Time Miles Statement Gasoline Storage High, Retailers Report In commons

Base For Gander ' i ( P) D

The Government. has declined ti ST. JOHN'S, N!ld.. June 0 -

stop the latest freight-rate in crease from going into offec June 16. Prime Minister St. Laur- ent disclosed in the Commons to- (OP)--A blazing forest fire. ore t. to days . , . wrmrn 2 L2 miles or Le rsgmre Ho -made public letters advis- mmght hut R drmg Wind 1 waned lll',J. P-rnvinoial Premiers that Cab- me danger u, the northern par," met has refused their request for already prepared for evacuation. 3 stay and admunishing the Pre- A change of wind frorn westgrly miers - who complained of rate to northeast,-which would turn "ll'l0Glll3ll1l9S" - to get their Cfims me outbreak away fpm-n mg 59;- plaints in in the Board of Trans- tlemenb-also lessened the danger. PM C0mmissi0ners' general rate Earlier, the threat liad appea.r- inquiry that started two years ago. ed great. and preparations for Seven Provincial Governments evacuation were made. had petitioned to have the 3.4- A Newfoundland ranger said the per-cent increase awarded May 24- fire was "within spitting distance" of the town, gasoline storage port for the huge airbase at Gander. An estimated 2,000,000 gallons of

Air Navigators To Graduate At S'side Today

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Meat prices in .Charlottetown -have probably rllen to a new mgh during the past week and Certainly to their highest peak in -the last 20 years according to rncat rctailcrs interviewed last night.

Biggest increases have been in fuccf prices which have Junipui ram 10 to 13 cents during the past year. A meal shortage due to de. mands of the export market 15 said to be the reason for the price HICFCBSES.

Top grade bcefcarcasscs arcsaid to be wholesaling at about ;,u Cams 3 Dound. Wholesale prices of commercial beef run from 40 to 43 cents compared to 30-33 cents a pound last year. The re. tail price is 53 cents.

Pork carcasses are wholesaling

Bombing liange Site Selected Off North Shore

OTTAWA. June 9 - (013).. Defence Minister Claxion said today the Air Force and Fish- eries Department have finish- ed negotiations and a bomb- lnk range has been picked out off the North Shore of Prince Edward Island. But. he add- ed, it is not intended to proceed with it now. so both the fish and fishermen were safe.

He was replying to W. Ches-

put off until Cabinet had heard. their formal appeal from the 1949-50 series of rate increases ag- gregating 20 per cent. The 3.4-per-

high octane gasoline are stored at about 32 cents ' i ' . there. i" 5' MCI-ll" iPC'Q"""5l lamb carcasses at aoacgsiimitvfizg wlri'lzr.lSSi.nci.lii(ii(i'leianinniiideaiifedieiir The ranger said the town of WM 9'” "W Wand "'h'"”"' -is a l5 cent increase over the price in his letters to the Premiers 1.500 would have to be evacuated Wm W"'Vl"l Elm" "'5 t" for last year. The retail pm; 0; that Cabinet takes the opposite if the lire continued its sweep. '0" it" "'9'! "Sit lamb is 75 cents. View - that the Transport Board's

The C-N-R 90359-1 V955” 5DVlTl8' Choice veal is wholesaling at award should not be interfered

The fourth post war class of

their wings and commissions

air navigators to graduate of the R.C.A.F. Station, Summerslde will be presented with

at a wings parade this after-

noon at 1.30. This ceremony will be carried out as part of

an extensive program of Air station is open to the public.

Back Row (L to In-rxc Dinis, J. L.,

Ave, Outremont, Que; PVC

Ave, London, Ont.; 17C MacLaughlin, R. L.,

Force Day activities and the

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on. of the most important for.- pwduclng um tnabo world. both. in quality and quantity, ll Assam in Northern India.

Coming Events

."Ma.u your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Dance Vernon River Hall Mon- day. June 12th. Mlllvlew Orchestra.

"Reserve August. 9th, Corruii Ban Picnic. t

"Buying bogs daily. Welbstei-'5 Mill, souria Line Road.

"Dance. Orwell Hall. June 14th. Millview Orchestra.

”5h0W. "Death Goes North" at Bonshiiw tonight. Door priu.

"Dance, Forest Hill Hall, Mon- gaa. June lath. Turner's Orch- S H.

"Rummage sale L.O.B.A. Hall Saturday. June 10th. 3.30 oy Group 1 Zion W. A.

"See Mlscouche comedy drama at Seven Mile Buy, Wednesday, June 14th.

"All Taxes due Emerald School must be paid before June 20th. By order of Trustees.

"R:-serve July 19th -for Covi-- hmri Picnic on st. Eugene's Parish Grounds.

"Comm Bun Playcis in Cove- liead Community Hall, Monday, June 12th. at a P. M.

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"Dllwe. Lorne Valley. Tues-

talztr. June 13th. Wobstcr'e Orch- a.

"Regular dance at Skyline New London every Tuesday night. Dan- Clmz from. 9 till 1. Good music and canteen service.

"Dancing. Country Club. Trav- eller's Neat. every Tuesday night 590119 Chappelle and his Merry minder: Orchestra.

"Unloading car bulk Wheat Saturday and Monday. 360 hundred

Weirht. 3 . u mum ring bags Di on J: "NOV Argyle school Monday.

-Vi-no mu. Calf ciuo Meeting. Film liwn at 830. sole of candy and Man mmoey welcome.

"wiiuioo no-d ml. June 15. one i- no ri- Wl-ty c mi?" ..;.s"'..'3”i.. wi IlooNoraiw.1.eu.1ootcuies

"Effective Juno Nth and until anther notice. our store will be 9"! on weauuuy tornoo at-Inn ocnmii aim. lion Vai-

Three Killed

Causes Damage .

WINDSOR. Oni.. June 9-- (CP)-A 15-minute rain-and- wind storm did thousands of dollars damage in east-side Windsor rind suburban River- llde late today.

At least three persons were lnlured, none seriously. Scores of trees were ripped down. Firemen had several calls. one to is hydro substation where considerable damage was done by lightning.

Weather experts said they recorded wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour. The short- lived storm brought .35 inches of rain.

Power fnllcd at 3:22 p.m. It was restored in downtown Windsor at 6:15 p.m.. enabling the Windsor Daily Star in pub- llsli its final edition. although W('ll behind schedule.

Mnny hydro wires were blown down. Extra police-were

assigned to keep passcrsby from approaching the live wires.

P. E. I.; FMC Lowe, W. B., 449 Nortblarid Road,

Sault Ste.

Marie, Ont.; INC Jobb, H. W., 387 Morley Ave., Winnipeg, Man.; WC Mitchell, J. A. W., Calstock, Ont.

Front Row (L to R)-FVC Camilleri, V. A.,

115 Zabber

Road, Paula, Malta, G. C.; WC Culbert, R. C., Burke's Falls, Ont.; FVL Torpy, E.M., Edmonton, Alta.; WC Parikin, L., Lundbreck, Alta.; F C Macnab, R. I., 1052 4th Street East, Prince Albert, Sas .-R.C.A.F. Photo.

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Freight Trains Collide Head On In Ontario Storm in Windsor

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WINNIPEG, June 9 - (cp) .. Wrecking crews tonight found the body of a missing fireman in 11 Northwestern Ontario railway cut. raising to three the death toll in the head-on crash of two Canadian National Railways freight trains ricar Mclntosh. Ont.

Body of E. L. Ruston of Cypress River, Ont.. fireman on the east. bolmd train. was located hours after two of his fellow train men were found dead and another seriously injured.

One of the dead was Ruston's engineer. E. D. Mahoney of Sioux Loggcout. Ont. The other was A. J. illon (hometown unavailable) of the other freight.

Brakeman H. R. Roy of Fort Francis. Onl.. was seriously iii- jurcd. He was taken by train to the Indian hospital at Mclntosh near where the wreck occurred.

Cause of the crash, which oc- curred about 8.50 a.m. CDT in a curving rock cut, was not known.

The accident scene is about hull"- way between Sioux Lookout 'iu:l Rcddiit, on the C.N.R. main llilC lihrough Northwestern Ontario, and about 170 miles cast of Win- ! nipeg.

Four Youths

TORONTO, June 0-(OP!-Four Toronto youths tonight are held on charges of robbery with viol- ence in connection with the ab- duction of a Toronto cab-driver who was driven 60 miles north of Toronto, robbed and left tied to I tree.

Found sleeping at Wasagn Beach to few hours after the robbery. they gave their names as Robert Blok- le, 10: James Crosbeii. 21; Robert.

""'l'op Performance." sec Gary

' Cooper in "Pride of the Yankees"

the greatest baseball story ever screened. also starring Babe Ruth himself. playing at MacDonald Bron. Theatre. Mt. Stewart. to- night. A real family picture.

"Buying pigs. all kinds and sizes. Monday until noon at Fred- ericton. Buying young pin Tuss- day 9 mm. Brookfleld; 10 Milton: 1 p.m. York; 2 Bradford; 3 Mount Stewart; 4 Waiervslo: 5 Vernon River: 5.30 Pownal. Wednesday 9 n.rn. New Glasgow; 10 Whentlev River; 11 Holmes Corner 1 p.m New Haven: 2 Bomhnw; 5 Kelly: Cross: 4 Emerald: 5 Clifton; 5.30 Re Ilngton. Paying I21 pair for good pin over 00 lbs each. Will also buy smaller ones. Knud 1"- genun. r ,

Charged

In Abduction Of Cabbie

Ciilmoiir, 20:. and Ronald Evans. 19. Police said Gilmour had a cig- aret lighter belonging to the cab- drlver, Russel Chapman. :0. Chnpmanis wristwatch was found in a police cruiser after the sus- pects had ridden in it.

They were charged after Chap- man picked them from a police lineup.

The stolen cab later was found -in C 0 near Wang: Beach. about 15 miles southwest of the point where Chapman was bound to the tree with a length of elec- tric wire.

Chapman told police the youths took over his cab soon after he picked them up in downtown Tor- onto at 2:5 A. M. and drove than to North Toronto. They held him prisoner and threatened him with

spring-knives while they sped more than on miles north of Tor- onto, he said.

Near Hlllsdale, they dragged him into n plowed field, stole his wal- let containing 07.00 and lashed him to the tree in a moequito-in- tested section. They fled in the cab.

Ohepimnb shouts atirectad the attention of farmer Gordon Thomp- son, who called police

Complain Of Foreign Trawlersa I to

HARBOR GRACE, Nrld.. June 9-(OP)-Irate fishermen reported today that large foreign trawlers are endangering men and damag- ing flshlng equipment on the Grand Banks.

The banker W. E. Knock, which arrived yesterday from the Banks, reported the loss of 70 lines.-buoys and anchors because of the traw- lers. whose nationalities were not identified. other Newfoundland and Lunenburg baiikcra also were reported affected.

Reports of such damage have been persistent at various times during the past number of years. Spanish trawl:-rs came in "for con- siderable criticism.

The latest twist in the story is that the trawlers use the dory- flshermatfs vessel as a spotting buoy. when the schooner strikes a good "spot" of fishing the traw- lers wait until night and then sweep'around the vessel The dory- men must take up thcid gear or it will be swept away. As the best. fishing at this time of year is at night, this means considerable loss.

The fishermen say that at night the Grand Banks now resemble a "fair size city. with all the lights of the fishing fleets."

At, present there are no regulat- ions governing fishing on the Banks. Fishermen any they need the protection of cutters.

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Is Critical Of Federal Flood Relief

WINNIPEG. Juno 0 -'- (CPl- Premlcr Campbell said today he cannot "express complete satia- fnciion" with Ottawa's initial flood-damage payment of 5b2.5('0.- 000 because it does not meet the immediate needs of Manitoba.

Mr. Campbell said Finance Min- later Aihhott's statement. in the Commons did not. give definite as- ilurance as to the total amount of

Fl-dcrnl help that will be avail-

bl .

a"(Manitobnts own estimate of (load damage was approximately 360,000,000." said the Premier.

1'. V. Soong Quits Nationalist Party

TAIPEI. Formosa. Juno 9 -(AP) -. T. V. soon; has quit National- ist China's nillng party rather than return to Formosa where his sister and brother-in-law, Chiming xai-stick. vow to make I death stand.

The millionaire former premiers decision was announced today by the central executive committee of the party. the Kuomintang.

The terse announcement came as minors flow that the Communists would invade this last retreat of

Generallsslmo Chiang early in July.

dale was held in port to carry out residents if necessary.

Close to 200 volunteers. mean- while. battled another outbreak in the interior of the Province about 15 miles southwest of the paper town of Grand Falls.

tall wood and get worse.

No buildings were mediate path of the flames.

Another blaze was swiftly in parched turf in the oentre of the Avalon about four miles from Heart's Content, but details on this out- break were not immediately avail- able.

U. S.. Canath Agree lie Bases

consideration of "various

today.

East.) suggested that this is an ab- rogation of a 1944 agreement be- tween tilio two countries under

Okanagan Valley Orchards Hard Hit

The blaze was burning over old 'outta.ge timber but. was nearing

was expected to in the im- burning

Peninsula,

OTTAWA. Julie 9 - (CP) - in C0nCtlS- sions” the United States will make in return. Canada is allowing the U. S. to erect "permanent or senil- permanent" facilities at the Goose Bay, Labrador. base of the 12.0.- A.F. Defence Minister Cirixton said

Gordon l-liggiiis (PO - St. John's

KELOWNA. B. C., June 9 - (CF) .- A hot. sun beat down today on ruined orchards in the Okanagan Valley.

The Valley, chief centre of Brit- lsh Columbia's fruit-export indus- try, has suffered losses in excess of 55,000,000 through winter dam- age. Soft fruit production will am- ount to less than five per cent of the 1949 harvest.

Federal aid may be sought to aid the industry. A conference of grow- ers and packers will be held here June 15 and Agriculture Minister Gardiner and Provincial Agricul- ture Minister Harry Bowman have been asked to attend.

The frost-bitten orchards shi'lv- elled under the summer sun. Ten- der leaves wilted. The trees were injured at ground level or near the crown of the tree during the sub-zero winter.

Loss in peaches and apricots alone. is estimated at 33,274,451 but the total for the Valley will not be known until a complete survey is made.

about 38 cents a pound and the

average grade of pork sausage wholesales at 4i. cents. The SBUSHEE price is approximately

lihe same as that of last year.. lt retails at 45 cents.

The best arade of regular bani wholesales at 61 cents a pound and retails to the customer at 70 cents Bacon wholesales at 52 cents and retails area while pork loin whole- sales at 52 and retails at 05,,

Find Mine In Cool On Passenger Train

with until argument on the up-, peal has been heard. ' He did not indicate when this would be. It was believed. how- ever, the appeal would not be

heard until August. ' 5 l.

New Revenue Needed

l The Prime Minister told the Premiers the Board has found that the railways require additional revenue and Cabinet feels that it should not assume this finding was wrong. at least until the ap- peal was heard.

The additional revenue mm

RED BANK. NJ-. June I - (AP) - An anti-personnel mine from the South Amboy blast area use discovered today in the coal pile of 1- Pennsylvania Railroad train car- Wlnz W passengers.

All persons on the train were ov- acuated immediately as o precgu. tionary measure. Amy omcini; said "Fire. heat or agitation" could have set off the explosive.

The mine was spotted by mg locomotive flregnan, Raymond 0. Clayton.

Police said the fireman of the New York-bound train discovergd the mine a few feet from an auto- matic staking device,

WATER-SHED SURVEY

which it was agreed that Canada should provide the permanent fac- ilities there.

Mr. Claxton told Mr. Higgins an- nouncement should be made at an early date of ii settlement between the two countries over jurisdiction of three or four U. S.-licld bases in the south of Newfoundland. Can-

certain in authority on

bases she holds.

No Special Tax Exemptions In Ntld.

OTTAWA, June 9 -(GP) - An 385000.000 Newfoundland pulp arid paper concern today was told by

concessions the

questiona asking if Bowater's New- Ltd., were entitled to special duty the old Newfoundland statutes. of a number of the pre-oonfcdcr- ation statutes first. 1915, nl.i.raI'tcd wide legal circles here.

industries before confederation

omptions mvi-ring Various income tax

the statutes.

Tiny Tot Lost In Bush 19 Hours

here for more than is hours. three

her sinc

party that had sought said sh

last night. R.C.'M.P.

late yesterday afternoon.

ATTENDANCE PAYS OFF

SH)XD BAY. N. S. - (GP) - Because Margaret, Olive and Max- ine Collicvr have good school rec- ords, a forest quickly here. The girls-let out of school early because of their good attendance-reported

minutes after it started.

fire was

the

stopped

blaze

ada has objected to certain civilian

privileges enjoyed by tho U.S. troops. The Minister did not elaborate

on his "concessions" statement out it is expected the U. S. will make civilian Newfoundland L

loundlnnd Pulp and Paper Mills and tax exemptions enjoyed under The case, regarded as a test. case

eiincted l.i1 int crest, in

As one means of ititrncting new

a. stipulated number of years to companies es- tablishing plants on the island. exemptions, and import. export .duty and lic- ence privileges were granted under

PEACE RIVER, Alta... June 9 - (CP)-Lost in the bush north of

year-old Heather Robertson today was found by members of a search

was unharmed. The child was be- lieved to have wondered away from her home. four miles north of hero.

OTTAWA, June 9- (CF)-Den lfcnce Minister Claxton and George Drew. Progressive Conservative leader, clashed today over Can- udn's ability to make war at a mo- mcnt's notice.

Mr. Claxton, participating in n two-day major defence debate, siiiil the army's airborne brigade is 30 per cent up to strength for its job of guarding the northland, said it will oventuiilly number more than 5,000 men. that the navy is ready to go to war in it matter of

the United Stntea could handle nt- tuck against northwest North Am- erica with force; planned and in being.

Mr. Drew contended that Canada has only 4.000 in the fighting Mm of the army and said Canadians

ST. JEROME. Que.. June 0 - (CP) - Romeo Monty. 54-year-old manager of a Bank of Nova Sco- tia branch Ii Grenville. Que.. was sentenced today to three years in penitentiary on charges of stealing Si20.000 from the bank.

The theft: were said to have been committed since Monty bo- camc manager in 1929.

Monty was charged after a month-long investigation of the bunch bankts books. it followed discovery of several discrepancies by a bank inspector last April. Bank officials said depositors will not suffer from the embezzlement as the bank will Ibsorb all losses.

investigators are reported

8 C

to have questioned Monty at great

HALIFAX. 5 (ca) -An aerial survey of this city's watershed is nearing Completion at a. cost of some 57000. To eliminate all pos- sible sources of water t '-m- lon. steps are being taken to pur- chase all privately-owned property in the area. City Council has voted 8100.000 for the project.

Claxton, Drew Clash. In Debate On Defence 1

should be alarmed oyer this "ser- lous disproportion." lie said not one of the reserve units could take the field in less than six months and said the only people being misled by failure to live military details were the Canc- dirins. not the Russians.

Mr. Drew contended that Exter- nal Affairs Minister Pcarson indi- cated Canada is part of a balanced Atlantic Pact force that must be ready for instant action and must not depend on the sacrifice of one country so others could build up

the Supreme Court of Canada that , ,

it no longer ,5 gmmed to special hours and the air force has two Ih('ll' strengths Yet Mr. Cluxtun tax exemptions and other privy fitglitermsquadrons up to fighting had mid nod limrriedifate chrriaiggig

t . sreng . ver panne n le orcesa enjoyed before conifedcrnlf Behind them, "he said. gs a r1s- lung; changes were likely in the I it - I serve army in very izoo con 1- mm". mgr? a..n':;'.ihru;V Jgriige tlon". Between them. Canada and The dchaie wag waged through-